VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2338
The POP3 mail client in Mozilla 1.0 and earlier, and Netscape Communicator 4.7 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (no new mail) via a mail message containing a dot (.) at a newline, which is interpreted as the end of the…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.88%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.88%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The POP3 mail client in Mozilla 1.0 and earlier, and Netscape Communicator 4.7 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (no new mail) via a mail message containing a dot (.) at a newline, which is interpreted as the end of the message.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.88% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- mozilla/mozilla · netscape/communicator · netscape/navigator
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144228
- http://mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276628
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9343.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276946
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5002Exploit, Patch
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144228
- http://mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276628
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9343.php
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276946
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5002Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.